Oklahoma couple claims $106M Powerball lottery jackpot
Don Harvey's long-haul truck had almost two million miles on it when its engine died this week. Now he's planning to ride the road in style, thanks to a $105.8 million Powerball ticket bought by his wife.
Absolute disbelief and shock, was how Joyce Harvey described her reaction when she checked her computer Thursday night and found she had the winning ticket.
Basically, I just broke down and cried, she said.
The Harveys, from Muldrow in eastern Oklahoma, said they will pay off bills ...
Jun 30, 2007, 9:31 pm - - Lottery News forum
Oklahoma Lottery to add Hot Lotto, TV show
The Oklahoma Lottery plans to start a television game show and offer an additional multi-state game in hopes of improving lower-than-expected revenues.
The new television game show would be filmed in Oklahoma City and begin airing in October. Next year, Oklahoma would join ten other states in offering the Hot Lotto game, which features a minimum jackpot of $1 million.
Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins says he hopes the additions will help generate excitement for the lotte ...
Jun 27, 2007, 7:54 am - - Lottery News forum
Party leader wants to repeal Okla. Lottery
The head of Oklahoma's Republican Party, citing lower-than-expected revenue and escalating social costs, is calling for repeal of the Oklahoma Lottery.
Only 18 months after the first lottery ticket was sold in the state, state Republican Party chairman Tom Daxon says the lottery, approved with 64 percent of the vote in a statewide referendum in November 2004, has not worked out as the voters were led to believe.
Democratic Governor Brad Henry supported a statewide lottery as a way to rais ...
Mar 27, 2007, 10:06 am - - Lottery News forum
Oklahoma Lottery holds drawing for 1st Anniversary Raffle
The Oklahoma Lottery Saturday held the drawing for its new raffle-style game, which, judging by the title, will happen once a year.
This limited-time-only game features a top prize of $250,000 and several smaller prizes, including two second-tier prizes of $50,000 and 300 third-tier prizes of $500.
The full list of prize-winning numbers is available at:
http://www.lotterypost.com/ok-lottery-raffle-2007.asp
Only 200,000 $5 tickets were available for purchase.
With every ticket pur ...
Jan 21, 2007, 6:27 pm - - Lottery News forum
$1 million Powerball lottery winner speaks about picking numbers
Oklahoma lottery winners discuss their methods
What's in a number?
Just ask Charles and Laura Fay of Foss in western Oklahoma.
The couple won $1 million playing Powerball on March 17 with numbers that Charles derived while driving his tractor-trailer rig.
He (Charles) would just be driving, hauling fuel, and he had a long route. Charles had some numbers floating around in his head, and we used those, Laura Fay said.
We happened to be pretty lucky. We use the same numbers a ...
Dec 26, 2006, 12:27 pm - - Lottery News forum
Oklahoma Lottery Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of the beginning of the Oklahoma Lottery. Lottery officials say it's been an excellent year, even though sales are lagging slightly behind projections.
This year, Oklahomans won more than $129 million. So far, more than $68 million has been transferred to Oklahoma education.
Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins says the lottery is expected to generate $123 million this year for education. But before it started, lottery supporters e ...
Oct 12, 2006, 3:51 pm - - Lottery News forum
Okla. lawmaker aims to stop lottery winners from staying anonymous
An Oklahoma state senator from Edmond plans to introduce legislation to prohibit people from forming anonymous trusts after learning they have won a lottery prize.
Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, said this proposed legislation stems from instances including one this week where a trust claimed a lottery prize.
We were told the lottery would be open, it would be transparent full accountability. We would know the name and towns of everyone who had won, Jolley said. I think winners being a ...
Oct 6, 2006, 12:03 pm - - Lottery News forum
Oklahoma Cash 5 lottery game on sale today
Starting today, stores that participate in Oklahoma's lottery games will be selling tickets for a new Pick 5 game.
Lottery commission officials said Oklahoma's Cash 5 tickets go on sale today, September 1, with the first drawing to be held on Tuesday, September 5.
It works similarly to Powerball, officials said, except players only select 5 numbers out of a pool of 36. Tickets cost $1 each and offer buyers a chance to win a grand prize of up to $25,000.
Pleayers can also win $500 for m ...
Sep 1, 2006, 10:57 am - - Lottery News forum
Did the Oklahoma Lottery break its promise?
Published by the Muskogee Phoenix
August 17, 2006
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission may not be doing anything different than lotteries in other states in allowing trusts to claim prizes, but we don't want to be like other states.
We want winners identified just as the commission said they would be identified with the minimum name and hometown.
Despite stating on its Web site that winners cannot be anonymous, the commission allowed the June 17, $101.8 million Powerball winners to claim ...
Aug 18, 2006, 10:57 am - - Lottery News forum
Oklahoma Lottery sees summer sales drop
Oklahoma Lottery sales have been lower than expected this summer, but Powerball play remained strong, the executive director of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission said Tuesday.
James Scroggins said about 367 businesses abandoned lottery sales, but more businesses were added than dropped off, increasing the number of retailers to 2,222.
He said a slowdown in lottery sales in the summer is typical as people go on vacation and spend money on other recreational activities. He said other states a ...
Aug 16, 2006, 2:36 pm - - Lottery News forum
